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. >>> america's prisons, dangerous, often deadly. there are 2 million people doing time. every day is a battle to survive and to maintain order. >> down on your feet! down! >> among the nation's toughest, california state prison corcoran. severely overcrowded and plagued by racial tension. we spent months inside where officers try to maintain order in an institution with a notoriously violent past. this is "lockup - corcoran: extended stay." violence seems inevitable in prison. >> get down. get down! >> whether it stems from racial tension -- >> they took our tape. >> or dispute between cell mates -- >> he stabbed me with a cigarette lighter. >> being trapped in a cell with a big-ass cellie who's going to beat the hell out of you or chop you up. you don't know what a man is thinking in prison. >> it's the officers' job to prevent these attacks. >> that can ruin your day. >> and it's their lives on the line. >> get down! let me see your hands. put your hands up! >>> corcoran's a maximum security prison in the california state penal sy
. >>> america's prisons, dangerous, often deadly. there are 2 million people doing time. every day is a battle to survive and to maintain order. >> down on your feet! down! >> among the nation's toughest, california state prison corcoran. severely overcrowded and plagued by racial tension. we spent months inside where officers try to maintain order in an institution with a notoriously violent past. this is "lockup - corcoran: extended stay." violence seems...
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we need to know what went wrong so it can be fixed to ensure that safe america is insured over day, not just on christmas day. >> but the finger-pointing can go on forever. we can talk about those released in the bush administration. >> but now we're talking about the obama administration, who is in power. that's who we should be talking about. the democrats have conveniently blamed bush for everything that ails america, and americans are getting sick of that too. it's their watch, they're responsible. >> in fact, chris, top congressional aids says the white house left a lot of questions unanswered when they were briefed on the investigations wednesday on the hill. what does barack obama make sure has to happen when he gets back here? >> i think coming back and taking command in the situation in terms of sitting down all the agency heads and making it very clear to them that this can never happen again. but, to make -- to respondent a little bit about brad's point, this is, i think, part of the problem. the american people, when it comes to the politics of terrorism, if you will, don't
we need to know what went wrong so it can be fixed to ensure that safe america is insured over day, not just on christmas day. >> but the finger-pointing can go on forever. we can talk about those released in the bush administration. >> but now we're talking about the obama administration, who is in power. that's who we should be talking about. the democrats have conveniently blamed bush for everything that ails america, and americans are getting sick of that too. it's their watch,...
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he speaks english flew enterally, with an mesh america accent, probably better than any cleric i can think of. he knows the united states in side and out. he was just interviewed by al jazeera about his contacts with major hasan and boasting about how they were chatting about killing american soldiers over open e-mail and then he started laughing at u.s. intelligence agencies saying, you keep talking about how you can read license plates from space with your satellites. what happened on that day? where were the satellites on that day? so, you know, that, i think, goes to show you how well he understands the united states and how well he understands how to manipulate media. >> evan, i want to bring you in on this developing story in northwest pakistan where apparently some insurgents or radicalists attacked a volleyball tournament apparently, perhaps,retribution for that community trying to work with authorities to rout out some militants. here is some of the latest video just coming in and, again, reports of at least 40 people killed in a suicide bombing in northwest pakistan. first
he speaks english flew enterally, with an mesh america accent, probably better than any cleric i can think of. he knows the united states in side and out. he was just interviewed by al jazeera about his contacts with major hasan and boasting about how they were chatting about killing american soldiers over open e-mail and then he started laughing at u.s. intelligence agencies saying, you keep talking about how you can read license plates from space with your satellites. what happened on that...
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from december 10th on, they've put this thing together on the infield of the oldest ballpark in america. a great place to watch baseball, and today, it's going to be a great place to watch hockey. the puck will drop at about 1:30, we'll get up to about 35, 37 degrees, but that doesn't mean that these plastic seats, chris, already warm and cozy. as you can see, the nhl upper deck and geico have come together to give us these nice little pads. those coming out can drop those on the seats and have the body part that cities on the seat nice and warm. they're ready to go, hot coffee, hot chocolate, all the fixings you'd have a ballpark, it will be out here for the nhl classic between the bruins and the flyers. >> what i want to know, if they have one of those little packets inside those seats that warms it up for you, like a heated car seat? no? >> reporter: yeah, i don't think that -- i don't see any extravagant nature going on here. that's a great idea. just got to get the sponsor. what they do have, though, is a nice little towel in the seat, so you'll see all these fans, about 36,000 of
from december 10th on, they've put this thing together on the infield of the oldest ballpark in america. a great place to watch baseball, and today, it's going to be a great place to watch hockey. the puck will drop at about 1:30, we'll get up to about 35, 37 degrees, but that doesn't mean that these plastic seats, chris, already warm and cozy. as you can see, the nhl upper deck and geico have come together to give us these nice little pads. those coming out can drop those on the seats and have...
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>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated talk show host, monica crowley. >> host: i am monica crowley, the host of a nationally syndicated radio program "the monica crowley show." i'm also a panelist on the mcglaughlin group and a political and foreign affairs analyst for the fox news channel. i am delighted to welcome to the program today brian jennings. brian is one of the nation's top talk radio programmers. he served more than a decade as a national vice president of top programming for citadel broadcasting. he is an authority on talk radio. everybody in the industry knows
>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated...
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we knew about america, but what we knew, america very different. we knew something that we learn from the 19th century america. and then this new world and we tried to find out how books, i found this book very interesting, but i just wanted detail of this book of the story, but from that aside, my first wish, was what you wrote this book. 50 years ago, visit from one leader of one country to the united states. i think there may be other leaders came here. sometimes khrushchev was eccentric. and president yeltsin was more eccentric, and when khrushchev came here, he just showed the time like this contemporary politician that we prefer to go to the common show, because most of the young people interest in this, maybe it was part of this. my father's behavior. maybe it was because it was back through the old war mentality on both sides, but not eliminate at that time in one visit, but it would change so why you wrote this? >> guest: i wrote the book because i happen to stumble upon the story of your father, nikita khrushchev's trip to the united stat
we knew about america, but what we knew, america very different. we knew something that we learn from the 19th century america. and then this new world and we tried to find out how books, i found this book very interesting, but i just wanted detail of this book of the story, but from that aside, my first wish, was what you wrote this book. 50 years ago, visit from one leader of one country to the united states. i think there may be other leaders came here. sometimes khrushchev was eccentric....
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it doesn't exist in america anymore. it was made into a very bad, not very bad, but a movie. >> a movie that todd helicopters going and -- >> it's a very strange movie. another part of vanderbilt at war, the whole thing in which he went out to kind of fight with the merrimack or send a ship out to find out with the first ironclad which the confederacy had built what really threaten the whole civil war plan of the union which was to blockade the south. and all of a sudden, the south has built this ironclad ship that can think, you know, it's terrifying and thanks to american warships immediately. it looks invulnerable, kind of shows bouncing off. vanderbilt comes up with his own ship to combat this. >> and again this goes to the complex nature of vanderbilts because you know he was somebody who firmly -- and sure he never read adam smith, but he firmly and believed in the invisible hand. everybody pursues their own interests as fiercely as possible. and he firmly believes that, you know, it's almost my duty as a citizen,
it doesn't exist in america anymore. it was made into a very bad, not very bad, but a movie. >> a movie that todd helicopters going and -- >> it's a very strange movie. another part of vanderbilt at war, the whole thing in which he went out to kind of fight with the merrimack or send a ship out to find out with the first ironclad which the confederacy had built what really threaten the whole civil war plan of the union which was to blockade the south. and all of a sudden, the south...
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i'm sensing a real sense of responsibility in america. i am sensing real duty in america. i think people came out -- they are getting hard laughs. but in the second half i'm telling stories about the founding of america. bill: you saw my talking points memo. off the chartswh brilliant. don't you wish you could do something like that? >> don't i. you know what i like about you? humility. bill: i knew you would say that. obama. i think henk played it mostly smart. i think he helped the country of by going overtes there. >> barack obama is brilliant. he's a greato commune kayer to. bill: they love him over there. >> i don't like that. bill: but we need those people to help us out. >> do we? bill: theyel said they ponied ua trillion dollars. but we need those people to help us out in intel and basically to be enabling iran. >> they are socialists. they believe in let everybody just live together and can't we all just get along. that's leading europe to the brink of disaster. bill: did you cover this limbaugh on your show? >> no, it's a distraction. bill: there is a legitimate
i'm sensing a real sense of responsibility in america. i am sensing real duty in america. i think people came out -- they are getting hard laughs. but in the second half i'm telling stories about the founding of america. bill: you saw my talking points memo. off the chartswh brilliant. don't you wish you could do something like that? >> don't i. you know what i like about you? humility. bill: i knew you would say that. obama. i think henk played it mostly smart. i think he helped the...
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talk about what you think makes america such an exceptional country? guest coburn there are so many things. i mean a lot of it does come from, from a christian worldview, a christian founding. part of that is freedom of choice so of course they prosper in america but it was disproportionately christians with a christian worldview founding it in part of-- part of what is interesting about that is i mean christ was really upsetting the customs of his day by using so many women for his parables, by administering to women so often. that was very unusual, so as i said before the first feminist was not gloria steinem. it was jesus christ, and there is that the idea of the freedom of choice, i mean literally choice not killing babies choice, and also the idea that all men are created by god and therefore no man has the right to rule over you accept by your consent, except not perfect consent but that is the idea of a federalist democracy that making this a roula for you by divine right because the king has no genetic authority over you. there is and a son of
talk about what you think makes america such an exceptional country? guest coburn there are so many things. i mean a lot of it does come from, from a christian worldview, a christian founding. part of that is freedom of choice so of course they prosper in america but it was disproportionately christians with a christian worldview founding it in part of-- part of what is interesting about that is i mean christ was really upsetting the customs of his day by using so many women for his parables,...
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it was not a perfect america, but a united america. it was an america ready to take its place in the world, and america ready to service the best example of freedom and liberty. today we proudly carry on president lincoln's legacy. we celebrate his life. we cherish his vision of a strong and free america. happy birthday, mr. president. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a republican leader of the united states senate, the hon. mitch mcconnell. >> i want to especially thank president obama for being with us today. i like to thank speaker pelosi, leader john boehner, a leader reid, and the bicentennial commission for making this possible. i want to thank my good friend senator jim benning for his work on the commission did the people in my state are proud of the belt -- that that abraham lincoln was born three now -- miles south of kentucky. he was raised in a log cabin with a dirt floor, parents who did not even sign their own name. the life of the 15th president is the greatest proof we have that in america a person's dreams are limit
it was not a perfect america, but a united america. it was an america ready to take its place in the world, and america ready to service the best example of freedom and liberty. today we proudly carry on president lincoln's legacy. we celebrate his life. we cherish his vision of a strong and free america. happy birthday, mr. president. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a republican leader of the united states senate, the hon. mitch mcconnell. >> i want to especially thank...
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which meant turning america to more of a european social democracy than the america that we had known. the most radical speech the president has given in our lifetime. it was a bold, courageous declaration. he's not hiding his intentions but that's why we have had such a clamorous year with so much discord and really high, high decibel debate. >> bret: what about the style of governing and the overall tone? we will talk about healthcare later. but there was an inclination by this white house, by this president to turn over the keys to let pelosi and majority leader reid to run the show and how to get it done. >> it's interesting when he came in office so many terrible things happened that were beyond his control. in his control were promises that were unrealistic. the deference he gave congress, and the enormous influence he allowed the congress to shape his agenda, his important first year. has left him 50% in the polls, starting a tough year and heading to difficult mid-term election for the parties where they face losing seats if not the majority in the congress. and i think that w
which meant turning america to more of a european social democracy than the america that we had known. the most radical speech the president has given in our lifetime. it was a bold, courageous declaration. he's not hiding his intentions but that's why we have had such a clamorous year with so much discord and really high, high decibel debate. >> bret: what about the style of governing and the overall tone? we will talk about healthcare later. but there was an inclination by this white...
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. >> i think it's a year where america had to get off its sugar high. >> started out with an economic crisis and seemed to be a bottomless pit and started out as a very frightening time. >> certainly if you had a job you were really lucky and everybody was scaling back in their own way. >> from the start all the numbers were running bad, employment down, home sales down, business down, down, down. >> i think it was a brutal year. i think this was a year when americans worked twice as hard to earn half as much. >> the economy sucks. every man for himself. start stuffing your mattress full of cash. >> worst ratio of the year. 6-1 as in six people applying for every one job opening. unemployment wound up at 10%. way up from the beginning of the year when it was well below 8%. >> i like to fish. when i fish now i fish with dinner. before i fish was for it. it's different now. >> the worst waiting list. almost 16 million americans at one point looking for paychecks and not finding them. >> with all the unemployed people, did the hands across america, they could circle the lower 48. why are
. >> i think it's a year where america had to get off its sugar high. >> started out with an economic crisis and seemed to be a bottomless pit and started out as a very frightening time. >> certainly if you had a job you were really lucky and everybody was scaling back in their own way. >> from the start all the numbers were running bad, employment down, home sales down, business down, down, down. >> i think it was a brutal year. i think this was a year when...
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and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for senator robert f. kennedy. of course; he was assassinated, and that broke his heart. >> host: did the kennedy campaign seek sugar ray out? or was it something that he volunteered for? >> guest: he volunteered. >> host: were they proud to have him as part of the campaign? >> guest: oh, yes. yes, he did. >> host: you know, it's interesting, this is something that occurred to me as we're speaking, if i knew nothing about boxing but just had a basic knowledge of american history and i was reading a biography of jack johnson, i would think to myself, this will not en
and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for...
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the brewing industry is proud of its contributions to america. in fine malt beverages leaders will implement, raw material purchases, and taxes. >> the beer promotional film you just saw was created in 1952 for the united states brewers foundation. the entire film is part of the archive that can be watched on line at archive.org. you can learn more about garrett peck's book and force at prohibitionhangover.com. >> there was a change in my life. given the title of my book, i met someone who would later become my husband and when i moved back so we could start our work together and go forward i began to experience firsthand all of the things uranian young people were dealing with when it came to marriage and moving on in life beyond simply being single and young. this started for me in the course of planning our wedding and there's a chapter in my book devoted to this. is the persian pride's hand book and it looks at the world of weddings. being the woman i was planning the wedding and was quite astonished by the world i encountered, the world of w
the brewing industry is proud of its contributions to america. in fine malt beverages leaders will implement, raw material purchases, and taxes. >> the beer promotional film you just saw was created in 1952 for the united states brewers foundation. the entire film is part of the archive that can be watched on line at archive.org. you can learn more about garrett peck's book and force at prohibitionhangover.com. >> there was a change in my life. given the title of my book, i met...
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in some anyways, it made america's story -- so many ways, it made america's story possible. it was here in the rotunda where union soldiers received help from a makeshift hospital. it was downstairs in the basement. the baked bread to give them strength. it was in the senate and house chambers where they slept, and spend some of their days. what those soldiers saw when they looked on this building was a very different site than the one we see today. it remained unfinished until the end of the war. belabors the bill to the dawn came to work won during each day whether it would be their last. whether the metal they were using would be requisitioned for the war and about the down in the bullets' -- and melted down into bullets. no orders came. they kept on working and building. when president lincoln was finally told of all the metal being used here, his response was short and clear. that is as it should be. the american people needed to be reminded that even in a time of war, the work would go on. people close the business would continue. even when the nation itself was in dou
in some anyways, it made america's story -- so many ways, it made america's story possible. it was here in the rotunda where union soldiers received help from a makeshift hospital. it was downstairs in the basement. the baked bread to give them strength. it was in the senate and house chambers where they slept, and spend some of their days. what those soldiers saw when they looked on this building was a very different site than the one we see today. it remained unfinished until the end of the...
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also, you can go to america- hijckeacked.com. it speaks about the attacks of 9/11 because of our foreign policy, because we support israel and all of that, and the oppression of the cost indians. also, there is another one that you can go to -- the oppression of the palestinians. also, there are two more that you can go to. you can go to stopaipac.com and you can go to neocon zionistthreat.com. >> thank you for the call. here is another article about is google making a stupid. he writes that over the past few years someone or something has been tinkering with my brain, reprogramming the memory. my mind is not going, so far as i can tell, but it is changing. i'm not thinking the way i used to think. i can feel it most strongly when i'm reading, immersing myself in a book or lengthy article that used to be easy. my mind would get caught up in the narrative for the turns of the argument and i would spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose. that is rarely the case anymore. now my concentration starts to drift after two o
also, you can go to america- hijckeacked.com. it speaks about the attacks of 9/11 because of our foreign policy, because we support israel and all of that, and the oppression of the cost indians. also, there is another one that you can go to -- the oppression of the palestinians. also, there are two more that you can go to. you can go to stopaipac.com and you can go to neocon zionistthreat.com. >> thank you for the call. here is another article about is google making a stupid. he writes...
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fernando matteo from hispanics across america is with us. welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> stuart: you have a difficult road to hoe here. if you make, if if you document the illegals, they then start to work legally. clearly, that is competition for the 15 million american born people who are out of a job. you can't get around that, can you? >> the bottom line is they're working right now. the people that lost their jobs, they lost their jobs and it hasn't affected the jobs that the immigrants are occupying. you still have to cut your grass, you have to paint your house, you have to do construction. you have to wash dishes. you have to serve people in restaurants. those jobs, some of them have been lost but it's not the jobs that most americans are looking for. >> stuart: the jobs that you're talking about that illegals are doing, american-born people would do them if the jobs were freed up. we have 15 million people out of work. you can't tell me that americans would not take jobs as waiter, lawnmowers or whatever the job it is that
fernando matteo from hispanics across america is with us. welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> stuart: you have a difficult road to hoe here. if you make, if if you document the illegals, they then start to work legally. clearly, that is competition for the 15 million american born people who are out of a job. you can't get around that, can you? >> the bottom line is they're working right now. the people that lost their jobs, they lost their jobs and it hasn't affected the...
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i have to give this same exact speech to girls and women in america. we're supposed to be better than that and we're not. we have to do better. thank you. >> karen has been the director of the vermont network against domestic violence and sexual assault since 2007. i have worked with her a lot during that time, before she came to vermont, she worked at various victims services, in ohio for 15 years. received her bachelors degree from bowling green state university. her masters degree. currently lives in heinzeberg, vermont, where the head of my vermont office lives. the vermont network that she leads, a member of the coalition of national network against domestic violence. i would like to thank members of the board and staff who work tirelessly on behalf of everybody here and please, when you go back, give my thanks and i -- i think it would be fair to say, give ourselves thanks, too. go ahead. >> jeremy leahy, ranking member sessions and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the success of the violence agains
i have to give this same exact speech to girls and women in america. we're supposed to be better than that and we're not. we have to do better. thank you. >> karen has been the director of the vermont network against domestic violence and sexual assault since 2007. i have worked with her a lot during that time, before she came to vermont, she worked at various victims services, in ohio for 15 years. received her bachelors degree from bowling green state university. her masters degree....
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when will you be addressing the payment of teachers in america? >> i am trying. not too long ago, we introduced a proposal that would call for a radically different compensation system here in washington d.c. basically, it was very interesting. what we called for was a two- tier system. every teacher would have their choice of which one to go on to. on the red deer, you got about 24% race -- red tier, a 24% base pay. or you could take a 45% raise, and bonus possibilities based on your student achievement level growth. as an example, a first-year teacher in d.c. makes $40,000 a year. we structured this so that that same teacher that decided to go on grain that saw the greatest achievement gains could make up to $78,000 a year. at the most senior levels, then make a base of $68,000 a year. that same teacher that chose green that was seeing significant progress could make up to $131,000 a year. by the seventh year of teaching, you would make a guaranteed base salary of $100,000 a year. this, i thought, when my staff brought it to me, it was brilliant. everybody has
when will you be addressing the payment of teachers in america? >> i am trying. not too long ago, we introduced a proposal that would call for a radically different compensation system here in washington d.c. basically, it was very interesting. what we called for was a two- tier system. every teacher would have their choice of which one to go on to. on the red deer, you got about 24% race -- red tier, a 24% base pay. or you could take a 45% raise, and bonus possibilities based on your...
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a judge in america has dismissed all charges against five men from the u.s. security firm blackwater over the killing of seventeen iraqis. the ganser accused of opening fire on a crowd in baghdad in two thousand and seven. the federal judge said the u.s. justice department and used evidence. prosecutors were not supposed to have the national health service in england is struggling to keep up with the rising number of people needing treatment because of alcohol. that's the claim in a report by health service managers at the n.h.s. confederation. they say better services need to be developed in the community. this is where alcohol is putting the n.h.s. under pressure. ambulance crews and accident and emergency staff deal with incidents daily. patching up the damage from heavy drinking. behind this front line. there is a less visible. but growing. burden of disease. today's report says the n.h.s. lead to pick up alcohol problems earlier. when it easier and cheaper to treat you reckon about ninety percent of spending on alcohol related health problems. is in is i
a judge in america has dismissed all charges against five men from the u.s. security firm blackwater over the killing of seventeen iraqis. the ganser accused of opening fire on a crowd in baghdad in two thousand and seven. the federal judge said the u.s. justice department and used evidence. prosecutors were not supposed to have the national health service in england is struggling to keep up with the rising number of people needing treatment because of alcohol. that's the claim in a report by...
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the most powerful lumber family in america. her boyfriend was out there. she was going to go join him. and he drove his motorcycle, italian imported motorcycle basically into a guardrail and died instantly. she went to his wedding dress as it would've -- forgive me. she went to his funeral dressed as a widow, dressed in black and dale. and her life was changed. we maintain this is armchair psychology. you might call it that check we maintain that event had to happen for molly to be liberated in a sense to go on and become molly ivins, champion of progressive political causes, social justice warrior, that she, you know, you might judge us when you read and say that's a canard. that's a literary device that you choose to explain this thing. we write in the book, his ashes were dispensed into the long island sound, and by his family and it was as if molly -- holding molly down, these expectations to join above the cloud line that gilded world that her father and mother really wanted, they too were blowing away like the ashes. and molly was irrevocably changed
the most powerful lumber family in america. her boyfriend was out there. she was going to go join him. and he drove his motorcycle, italian imported motorcycle basically into a guardrail and died instantly. she went to his wedding dress as it would've -- forgive me. she went to his funeral dressed as a widow, dressed in black and dale. and her life was changed. we maintain this is armchair psychology. you might call it that check we maintain that event had to happen for molly to be liberated in...
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with the possible exception of milton friedman and america's most influential novelists of ideas. in the second category there is no contest because there is no runner-up. i know that some of you wince when i say ayn rand was a libertarian. she insisted she wasn't and many of her fans maintain that point even now. when i published my book the libertarian reader which is a collection of classic writings on liberty from the bible to milton friedman and beyond and wanted to include a couple but the high priests of her estate would not allow that. they would not allow ayn rand appear in a book with a libertarian in the title. but anyone who believes in individual rights, free enterprise and limited government is a libertarian and ayn rand certainly did. as i said once to and ayn rand fan who didn't want to read knit was a libertarian quote another great woman of the 1940s, but you are, blanch, you are. she had a major impact on the libertarian movement in two way is. first is just a numbers. has any libertarian book sold as many copies as atlas shrugged? made the declaration of indepe
with the possible exception of milton friedman and america's most influential novelists of ideas. in the second category there is no contest because there is no runner-up. i know that some of you wince when i say ayn rand was a libertarian. she insisted she wasn't and many of her fans maintain that point even now. when i published my book the libertarian reader which is a collection of classic writings on liberty from the bible to milton friedman and beyond and wanted to include a couple but...
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he also said the most successful political organization in america is the national rifle association. they don't do anything other than lobby members. they write and they call and they talk to members. and that's obviously barney frank, a congressman from my former home state of massachusetts. at the time congressman frank uttered this latter statement i believe he was the chair of the house judiciary committee, one of the high ranking members of the house judiciary committee where probably 90% of nra's gun-related legislation had to go through. so here's a guy who has definitely earned his f rating from nra, who votes against the rights of gun owners every time he has the opportunity but nonetheless says they do a good job. one more quick one. somebody who worked in the clinton white house. let me make one small vote for the nra. they're good citizens. they call their congressman they write and vote and they contribute and get what they want over time. this was from former clinton staffer and now abc host george stephanopoulos. again, people who work for and against the nra at times
he also said the most successful political organization in america is the national rifle association. they don't do anything other than lobby members. they write and they call and they talk to members. and that's obviously barney frank, a congressman from my former home state of massachusetts. at the time congressman frank uttered this latter statement i believe he was the chair of the house judiciary committee, one of the high ranking members of the house judiciary committee where probably 90%...
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this is the america agait the world cade. anti-amerin spirled almost out control for much of the decade in response to shall did . >> right after 9/1 >> we had a littleit of symphy for about a year but then with the set of iraq and dcontent with president bush'spproach to foreign policy, saw america's nuers really go south and there s -- not only concern aboutresident bu, it extended into the broader estion of worry about america'unchecked and unvaled power. w with president obama, some of those mbers have gone back down. but therstill is a coinuing concern about the exercise of amican power. and you could see the way began to play out as esident obama announced more tops for afghanistan and the backlash thabegan to create. that's going to beith us as a consequence of this decade pele around the world worry about the way th united states conducts itlf in dealing with its problems, dealg with terrorism. >> final thohts. >> i think the flip sidef thats, you know, what americs think our future in the world. ere self ree indicati
this is the america agait the world cade. anti-amerin spirled almost out control for much of the decade in response to shall did . >> right after 9/1 >> we had a littleit of symphy for about a year but then with the set of iraq and dcontent with president bush'spproach to foreign policy, saw america's nuers really go south and there s -- not only concern aboutresident bu, it extended into the broader estion of worry about america'unchecked and unvaled power. w with president obama,...
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we want a secure america. the way we do that is by working together. that is exactly what this legislation accomplishes. there may be some things that need to be added to it, but is a good lesson. when you go out and do not spend time with the people that are really involved with it, what happens is, it does not work. then what happens? you have to start all over again. so why not do it right the first time? so we are going to do it right the second time. >> thank you for being here and for your patience while we did the opening statements. i am happy to call on our secretary of, and security, janet napolitano. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify on pass id. i have a longer statement that i asked be included in the record. pass id is a bill that i support. the department of homeland security worked with governors and other stakeholders to provide technical assistance in its drafting. the approach pass id takes to fix real ideas one that i support. i think it makes sense. this is an important piece of national security legislation that is design
we want a secure america. the way we do that is by working together. that is exactly what this legislation accomplishes. there may be some things that need to be added to it, but is a good lesson. when you go out and do not spend time with the people that are really involved with it, what happens is, it does not work. then what happens? you have to start all over again. so why not do it right the first time? so we are going to do it right the second time. >> thank you for being here and...
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the buy america provisions have caused some disruptions. the vast majority of our trade with the united states is irritant-free. we're bringing in protectionist measures. the biggest danger is a spread of protectionism. global trade has driven growth. we have to say that kind of growth going forward. i am very worried about it. we not only did not put any protectionist measures in, we repealed the number of terrorists in order to stimulate economic activity. that is the example we are trying to set for the world and is the message which tried to push forward. >> we will come back and ask about your relationship with the american president. that is always critical. that in many other topics still to come. >> mr. harper, please do something about the environment now. >> there are some pretty compelling concerns. there is the copenhagen accord. people are wondering what this is. there is an agreement but it is not legally binding. >> it is important. an important step forward. it certainly is not all we were seeking. it is not yet a legally bi
the buy america provisions have caused some disruptions. the vast majority of our trade with the united states is irritant-free. we're bringing in protectionist measures. the biggest danger is a spread of protectionism. global trade has driven growth. we have to say that kind of growth going forward. i am very worried about it. we not only did not put any protectionist measures in, we repealed the number of terrorists in order to stimulate economic activity. that is the example we are trying to...
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book is that you have to be a very patient person to do the work in pakistan and afghanistan yet in america we're not so patient and expect to see results seen than we do. we get impatient. we get angry. can you talk about the patience that it's taking and can we do enough of what you're trying to accomplish quickly enough. you know, afghanistan is on the front burner today and i'm hearing from colleagues of mine over the weekend saying it's just ungovernable and it's a mess. can you accomplish what you're trying to do in a timeframe that the american people are happy with and also really bring meaningful change to afghanistan? >> as you mentioned it's paradigm. in the u.s. we're used to two minute football drills and six second kound sound bites i know you have the go and vote in a few minutes and halfway around the world things are measured in terms of not only fiscal years but in generations. i also feel having met with thousands of people. especially the elders that they feel there are good things happening. also it's been a real honor. the last two, three years to get to know people se
book is that you have to be a very patient person to do the work in pakistan and afghanistan yet in america we're not so patient and expect to see results seen than we do. we get impatient. we get angry. can you talk about the patience that it's taking and can we do enough of what you're trying to accomplish quickly enough. you know, afghanistan is on the front burner today and i'm hearing from colleagues of mine over the weekend saying it's just ungovernable and it's a mess. can you accomplish...
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. >> from america's news headquarters. chaos in northwest pakistan today. local police say 75 people are dead, dozens more injured. a homicide bomber drove his crowd on to a crowded field during a volleyball tournament and the blast caused several buildings nearby to collapse. residents suspect the taliban behind the explosion. many fear retaliation for insure cents in the region. >> and former hostage peter moore is back home. brand new pictures showing his arrival in see yet this southern england. moore was freed in baghdad this past wednesday. he worked as a computer programmer for a private military company in iraq when he was kidnapped by insurgents more than two and a half years ago. i'm greg. now back to "pirates of the 21st century." for all the latest headlines, log on to foxnews.com. >> welcome back to fox news report "pirates of the 21st century." i'm martha mccallum. as days passed tensions and condition aboard the ce cec future grew dire. we begin with amy kellog and the mysterious ali ali. >> and there he was, standing in a hotel lobby ready t
. >> from america's news headquarters. chaos in northwest pakistan today. local police say 75 people are dead, dozens more injured. a homicide bomber drove his crowd on to a crowded field during a volleyball tournament and the blast caused several buildings nearby to collapse. residents suspect the taliban behind the explosion. many fear retaliation for insure cents in the region. >> and former hostage peter moore is back home. brand new pictures showing his arrival in see yet this...
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. >> all this week, a rare glimpse into america's highest court, through unprecedented conversations with 10 supreme court justices. >> the most symbolic, a meaningful moment for me during my public investiture was sitting in justice marshall's chair and taking the oath with my hand on the bible. it was like history coursing through me. >> our interviews with supreme court justices conclude friday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. get your own copy of our original documentary on the supreme court on dvd. it is a free disc set including programs on the white house and the capitol. >> now our interview with associate justice ruth bader ginsburg. she has served on the supreme court since 1993 after being nominated by president clinton. we spoke with her for about 35 minutes. >> we are with justice ruth bader ginsburg in her temporary office and we will take a look at some of the items you have in this office. the first thing i noticed was this photograph over here of former chief justice rehnquist. >> that picture was taken in october 1993. it is traditional when a new justice come
. >> all this week, a rare glimpse into america's highest court, through unprecedented conversations with 10 supreme court justices. >> the most symbolic, a meaningful moment for me during my public investiture was sitting in justice marshall's chair and taking the oath with my hand on the bible. it was like history coursing through me. >> our interviews with supreme court justices conclude friday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. get your own copy of our original...
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i thank you for the beautiful black face of black america you have presented to the world for all the history you and barack have and will continue to make. one of the simplest and most treasured is your show the world the face of black america, the beautiful tasteful accomplished, nurturing, caring, loving, smart, strong, and moral face of black america. what a wonderful picture you have drawn for the world. what a wonderful story you are telling and what a beautiful portrait of real love you have shown the world. thank you for showing the world how love between a black man and woman can and should look. through you, blackmun had the opportunity to see the way a rock expresses his love for you come in the way he shows his respect for you. the way he communicates with you. the way he allows you to be, to shine. through you, black women see the way you do all the same things for your husband. through you, we see how the two of you depend on and lean on each other. thank you. you and barack with so much history and the burden of so many carried on your backs have to admit pride and hope
i thank you for the beautiful black face of black america you have presented to the world for all the history you and barack have and will continue to make. one of the simplest and most treasured is your show the world the face of black america, the beautiful tasteful accomplished, nurturing, caring, loving, smart, strong, and moral face of black america. what a wonderful picture you have drawn for the world. what a wonderful story you are telling and what a beautiful portrait of real love you...
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i think, there are 50 million people in america with learning disabilities. >> besides being an author, you're a filmmaker. and you run a web site, called friends of quinn. can you tell me about that? >> friends of quinn is a site, social community online, where people with learning disabilities can go, talk to our experts. they can feel safe, most importantly of all. and, they can meet other people like them. it started off as a site for people, with, mostly vcfs but everybody heard about it and people just started coming in and pouring in. we have the oldest member with vcfs is 43 years old. >> quinn bradlee, author of a different life. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. . .
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. >> while researching his book, "the prohibition hangover: alcohol in america from demon rum to cult cabernet," garrett peck began getting temperment tours in washington, d.c.. booktv joined to learn how the temperance movement led to prohibition in 1920 and my prohibition was repealed in 1933. the tour begins at the little-known temperance fountain near pennsylvania avenue. smacked a site where sitting on right now is axley seventh and pennsylvania avenue at about halfway between the white house and the capitol. where the temperance once stood. they moved it in the 1980s about 100 feet north of us here. the site is very, very strategic here in washington, d.c., because again halfway between the white house and the capitol. right across from what once was a very, very bad neighborhood called murder row. a statue stood right in front of this building. at the base of it was a store called the apex liquor store. so it's kind of ironic that the statue itself eventually ended up in front of a liquor store. >> you said originally that the
. >> while researching his book, "the prohibition hangover: alcohol in america from demon rum to cult cabernet," garrett peck began getting temperment tours in washington, d.c.. booktv joined to learn how the temperance movement led to prohibition in 1920 and my prohibition was repealed in 1933. the tour begins at the little-known temperance fountain near pennsylvania avenue. smacked a site where sitting on right now is axley seventh and pennsylvania avenue at about halfway...